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NYC Grand Jury Resistance

NYC GJ Resistance. April 26, 2013: Hello, Writing to alert you all about the existence of a new grand jury in NYC targeting anarchists. Gerald Koch has been subpoenaed to testify for the second time and, for the second time … Continue reading

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Metropolis I: Introduction

3.30.2013. anarchistnews.org: “We must investigate, we must research, we must go search and above all share and propagate all the necessary information about the functioning of the capitalist machine. How is it fed by energy, information, arms and food? In … Continue reading

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Call to participate in the Olympia Anarchist Convergence

From http://www.olympiaanarchy.noblogs.org In the city of Olympia on April 20th & 21st of 2013 we will be hosting a gathering of anarchy accompanied by presentations, books and conversations! This event will present some of the projects and people that have comprised Olympia’s communities, and the greater Puget Sound … Continue reading

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PSA: Grand Jury Resisters Matt Duran and Kteeo to be released

Feb 27, 2013. PugetSoundAnarchists.org: Grand Jury Resisters Matt Duran and Kteeo to be released Grand jury resisters Matt Duran and Kteeo are to be released from the Seatac Federal Detention Center by 4 PM tomorrow, according to the judge’s order. … Continue reading

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MATT AND KTEEO TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW, 2/28

Feb 27, 2013. Committee Against Political Repression: MATT AND KTEEO TO BE RELEASED TOMORROW, 2/28 As reported by Brendan Kiley (a good man and fine reporter), Matt Duran and Kteeo Olejnik are scheduled to be released from SeaTac FDC tomorrow … Continue reading

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Cover your forehead! (and other lessons from Pax)

On May 3rd, our friend Pax was arrested on 36 felony charges of criminal mischief and 36 felony charges of conspiracy to commit criminal mischief. This was dropped down to 5 counts of each after their arraignment, and Pax took … Continue reading

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Moderator note

This website isn’t getting updated as frequently as it used to because other things have come up in our lives. Sorry about that. Check out these other websites for relevant anarchist news, some local and some more broad in scope: … Continue reading

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Solidarity rally for grand jury resister Maddy Pfeiffer: Dec. 14

December 14th, 12:30pm Seattle Federal Courthouse, 700 Stewart Street, Seattle, WA Maddy Pfeiffer was served a subpoena in Olympia, WA and appeared before the grand jury on Nov. 7th. At that time they were taken to a contempt hearing but … Continue reading

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NYE jail solidarity noise demo: Seattle

This New Year’s Eve join us for a noise demonstration outside the SeaTac Federal Detention Center. This is in response to the international call-out for noise demos and other actions against prisons, jails, and detention centers on New Year’s Eve. … Continue reading

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An Open Letter to Portland’s High School Rebels

This is a letter of love and admiration for the wild and courageous high school students who battled the Portland Police in the streets on November 3rd. Some of you took pepper spray directly to the face at close range, … Continue reading

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FBI Affidavit Demonstrates Political Nature of FBI Investigation

from Committee Against Political Repression. Oct 21: On October 18, SeattlePI.com ran an important article, “Agent: FBI tailed Portland anarchists headed to May Day riot.” While the piece describes previously unavailable details of the FBI’s investigation into the May Day … Continue reading

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LA Times article: “Anarchist probe: Jailed activists say they won’t talk to feds”

LA Times. Oct 19: SEATTLE—The federal detention center near Seattle-Tacoma International Airport is usually home to suspected bank robbers and drug dealers awaiting trial, or perhaps illegal immigrants fighting deportation. These days, though, it’s taken on an air of political … Continue reading

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Leah Released

FreeLeah.tumblr. Oct 19: Leah wanted to communicate just a few statements regarding her release, and otherwise wants space from any contact. The link can be found below. She was in solitary confinement for the duration of her incarceration and is … Continue reading

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Olympia: Benefit for Leah Plante [Oct 20]

PdxABC: This is October 2oth and will be in Olympia.  While we only like to post free stuff on here, please note that this one isn’t: FREE THE GRAND JURY RESISTORS BENEFIT….. at the Voyeur, 404 4th Ave. E. Olympia, WA…..With: PRANK … Continue reading

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Snitch Alert for the Pacific Northwest: Zach Jensen

From Seattle Free Press. Oct 13: SNITCH ALERT: Known informant Zach Jenson has been spotted in Olympia, at a bar next door to a benefit for the grand jury resisters. Jenson helped put away his one time friend Eric McDavid, and … Continue reading

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Portland: Another Reportback from Grand Jury Resister Solidarity March

PSA. Oct 12: If the Portland Police thought they could stop people from breaking shit by making an example of Pax, they were WRONG! Last night, with only 12 hours notice, a crowd of about 50 people assembled for a … Continue reading

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Portland: “The Story, Last Night, Wasn’t the Broken Windows”

This passerby has awesome interviews.  ########### Facebook Article. Oct 12: By Jess E. Hadden Yesterday afternoon, via Facebook, I heard about a solidarity march, being organized by an autonomous group. The reason: Leah from the Red & Black Cafe was … Continue reading

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Atlanta: 10.08.12 Noise Demonstration in Solidarity w/PNW Grand Jury Resisters

Atlanta IMC. Oct 12: On Wednesday evening, we gathered in Troy Davis park for a march and noise demo in solidarity with the  grand jury resisters in the pacific northwest/(1). The action was scheduled to begin at 7pm Atlanta time. … Continue reading

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Fox Valley, Wisconsin: We Shall Never Forget [Derek Williams, Grand Jury Solidarity]

AnarchistNews.org. Oct 12: Friends. We attacked two ATMs early this morning in the Fox Valley of Wisconsin, in addition to dropping two banners in two different cities. Our reason for choosing ATMs is because we don’t like them. The banners … Continue reading

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Portland: Banks Smashed in Portland March in Solidarity with Leah & Other GJ Resisters

AnarchistNews.org. Oct 12: Last night on 10/11, a march convened in the streets of SE Portland, just a day after a third PNW comrade has been imprisoned by Federal scum for resisting their Grand Jury subpoenas.The Judge, the Feds, and … Continue reading

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Portland: Short Individual Report Back From Portland March In Solidarity With Grand Jury Resisters & Against Prison Society

AnarchistNews.org. Oct 12: This meant as a short overview of the events that transpired during the Oct. 11th solidarity march with grand jury resisters and is not meant to be some in-depth analysis. This is written from my individual perspective … Continue reading

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Portland: March tonight in solidarity with grand jury resisters

No Repression. Oct 12: March tonight in solidarity with Leah, Matt, and KteeO; and against the prison society! Meet up at 8:30pm at SE 35th and Taylor in Portland. Bring friends.

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The Grey Clouds Come Rolling In: Words from a Grand Jury Resister

PugetSoundAnarchists.org. Oct 10: Today was the first day where it actually felt like the rainy season I’ve grown to know over the past five years. Today was also the day that the third grand jury resister, Leah Lynn-Plante was taken … Continue reading

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Portland: Banner Drop in Solidarity with Grand Jury Resisters

PugetSoundAnarchists.org. Oct 11: At the start of rush hour on October 10th, the day of Leah Plante’s grand jury hearing, Portland activists dropped a banner over southbound 405 near the I-5 interchange. The banner reads “END FBI WITCH HUNTS” and … Continue reading

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Salon.com: “Third Northwest activist jailed for staying silent”

Salon.com. Oct 11: Third Northwest activist jailed for staying silent BY NATASHA LENNARD Leah-Lynn Plante (becausewemust.org) “Today is October 10th, 2012, and I am ready to go to prison,” announced 24-year-old Leah-Lynn Plante yesterday. By Thursday morning, the Portland activist … Continue reading

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Russia Today: “Third anarchist jailed for refusing to testify before secret grand jury”

Russia Today. Oct 12: A third self-described anarchist from the Pacific Northwest has been jailed by federal officials for refusing to speak before a secretive grand jury that the accused have called a politically-motivated modern-day witch-hunt. Leah-Lynn Plante, a mid-20s … Continue reading

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Seattle Stranger: “And Then There Were Three: Third Grand Jury Refuser Goes to Prison”

Stranger. Oct 11: And Then There Were Three: Third Grand Jury Refuser Goes to Prison BY BRENDAN KILEY Last night, Portland resident Leah-Lynn Plante spent the first of what could be a year and half’s worth of nights in prison … Continue reading

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Seattle: Occupy Westlake Oct 23

Facebook: Occupy Westlake camp & protest Tues, Oct 23 We will be converging with our friends and with other occupy’s for a protest and overnight camp @ Westlake on Oct 23. We are gonna throw a “sk8 black flag convergence … Continue reading

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FreeLeah.org

FreeLeah.org: Hello all. I thought it best to keep a public journal for all to read while I am incarcerated. More things will be added to this website as folks have time to manage it. This website will feature my … Continue reading

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GLITUR: Statement of Solidarity with Bay Area Anti-Colonist Activists

GLITUR. Oct 10: Statement of Solidarity with Bay Area Anti-Colonist Activists On Saturday, October 6th, comrades in the city of San Francisco took to the streets in order to protest the murder of indigenous peoples and the destruction of their … Continue reading

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War on Plants: Drug squad confiscates 1624 daisies in Lethbridge, AB raid

TheIntelHub. Oct 4: Drug Squad Confiscates 1624 Daisies in Suburban Garden Raid As I have explained in many previous articles, the war on drugs is a total fraud and the world would be a lot better off if there were … Continue reading

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Video Statement from a Resister: Leah-Lynn Plante

Leah was taken to the prison at Seatac, WA at the hearing today (10/10/2012). Details later.   ########## From Supportresist.net Leah is a Grand Jury Resister form Portland, OR. Green is the New Red. Oct 10: “Today is October 10th, … Continue reading

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Seattle: PSKS Fundraiser Art Show [Oct12]

PSKS FB: PSKS (PEACE FOR THE STREETS BY KIDS FROM THE STREETS) PSKS Fundraiser Art Show [Oct12] Fri, Oct 12 @ 5 – 9pm Please help us continue to provide services at Peace for the Streets by Kids on the … Continue reading

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West Coast Solidarity: Legal $upport for 22 beaten/arrested at Decolonize the New World [SF] march

#### Posting this again, show these comrades some support. They were ambushed by SFPD, and being held on exaggerated felony charges and conspiracies. Then SFPD beat them up in custody. They need $3,000 to bail everyone out, help by chipping … Continue reading

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Seattle: Black Coffee now open on Capitol Hill

Black Coffee. Oct 8: First Week of Black Coffee We’re open for coffee, and we’ve still got lots of work to do.. The space is still under construction – we’ve still got a whole laundry list of work to do. … Continue reading

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Seattle: Device found outside Seattle FBI office was flashlight

Seattle Times. Oct 9: Device found outside Seattle FBI office was flashlight The suspicious device destroyed by an FBI bomb squad outside the downtown Seattle FBI building appeared to be a flashlight with a blinking red light. Spokeswoman Ayn Dietrich … Continue reading

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Portland: Plaza re-Occupiers faced off with DHS Federal Protective Services

Portland IMC. Oct 7: Portland re-Occupiers face off with DHS Federal Protective Services DHS Federal Protective services moved twenty protesters out of Terry Shrunk plaza before midnight. Riot police were on scene but not employed to make any arrests. FPS … Continue reading

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Fort Chipewyan AB: Athabasca Chipewyan band files treaty rights challenge against Shell

Warrior Publications. Oct 3: Athabasca Chipewyan band files treaty rights challenge against Shell SHAWN McCARTHY and CARRIE TAIT, The Globe and Mail, Monday, Oct. 01 2012 The Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation has launched a constitutional challenge to Royal Dutch Shell … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Complaints against the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit – Deaf Ears get Deafer

Vancouver Media Co-op. Oct 4: The Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit has a huge list of complaints against them. These can range from the routine, to the downright outrageous. The complaints run the full gambit, and unlike at a summit, … Continue reading

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Commentary: Northern Gateway’s dead

Warrior Publications. Oct 6: Northern Gateway’s dead Jeffrey Simpson, Globe and Mail, Friday, Oct. 05 2012 The Northern Gateway pipeline that Enbridge proposes to build from Alberta’s bitumen oil to the Pacific coast of British Columbia is, for all intents … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Attack on Community Policing Centre: Solidarity with Anti-Colonial Clashes in the Bay & PNW Grand Jury Resistance

PugetSoundAnarchists.org. Oct 8: Attack on Vancouver Community Policing Centre: Solidarity with Anti-Colonial Street Clashes in the Bay Last night the Hastings-Sunrise Community Policing Centre in East Vancouver had it’s locks glued shut and windows splattered with etching fluid. This but … Continue reading

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Decolonize The New World 2012 (Video)

All Power to the Positive. Oct 8: ++++++++++ ++++ ++++ Legal $olidarity: Information MONEY DESPERATELY NEEDED FOR BAIL AND LEGAL SUPPORT 22 arrested and beaten by SFPD in San Francisco at Decolonize the New World 2012 on Saturday October 6th. … Continue reading

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SF Bay Area: Report From Anti Columbus March (10/6/2012)

Indybay.org. Oct 6: Around 150 people gathered in Justin Herman Plaza. They were against everything: the military jets making metal of the air, the hordes of tourists thoughtlessly awing at the spectacular display of death above the city, the office … Continue reading

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Portland: Co-op Activist Targeted for Anti-Racist Advocacy

Rose City Antifa. Oct 7: Co-op Activist Targeted for Anti-Racist Advocacy On the early morning of October 6th, a rock was thrown through the home window of a worker at the Red & Black Café who is active in co-op … Continue reading

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Victoria: Independent Camas Books thrives outside the mainstream

Saanich News. Oct 4: Independent Camas Books thrives outside the mainstream   If Camas Books adopted the corporate lingo of mainstream advertising, the store might be tagged “new and improved.” Or that might make its collective members collectively cringe. Victoria’s … Continue reading

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Portland: Update on Pax

Portland ABC. Oct 8: Update on Pax From Free Pax:  We would like to say ‘thank you’ to all who have extended solidarity to Pax (Bryan Wiedeman) throughout this situation. We hope that similar solidarity will be displayed in other instances of … Continue reading

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Arcata: Wed Night, Oct 11th: OPEN MIC Speak Out Against Police Brutality

Redwood Curtain Copwatch: One of many events leading up to Days of Action Against Police Brutality 2012, Oct 22nd-23rd A safe space to share experiences, music, spoken word, art, etc. about police violence resistance to it. NO COPS Open Mic … Continue reading

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Decolonize Portland: 2 Anti-Columbus films and beads [Oct 7]

PdxABC: Film showing and beads In Solidarity with Indigenous Day, Decolonize Portland invites you to our Anti-Colombus Day Event! Sunday Oct 7th 4-6pm at the Red and Black Cafe 400 SE 12th avenue. We will be screening two documentaries : … Continue reading

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Vancouver BC: Fuck Colonist Holidays, leaflet, banner

Vancouver Media Co-op. Oct 6: Thanksgiving – NO THANKS: Leafletting To Promote Total Liberation On Oct. 4th, at the corner of Burrard and Robson, a crew of punks and anarchists flew a banner that read “Total Liberation:  None Are Free … Continue reading

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Portland: Occupy-Related F6 Protest Trials End, No Anarchists in Sight

Portland Mercury. Oct 3: Occupy-Related F6 Protest Trials End, No Anarchists in Sight Yesterday, the Multnomah County courtroom of Judge Cheryl Albrecht saw yet another Occupy Portland-related trial. This time for the unpermitted February 6, 2012 anti-police brutality protests. The … Continue reading

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